Product Information

AmperorDirect Skype VoIP Solution

A great home or business product, the Yealink P4K desktop phone is a solid solution for a USB Skype Phone. If you would like an all in one audio/video solution, the Yealink P4V is a suitable solution

The last available version of SkypeMate 6.0 (Yealink device driver) was released in early 2013 and version 5.0 was released in late 2011. You can find them by search on the internet or contacting us. Since Skype has made significantly changes in the past years, you may need to use older version of Skype for the device to work.

Description

Easy to use! Plug the Yealink desktop P4K phone into your computer's USB port, you are now set to make and receive Skype calls. The P4K is commercial grade high quality speaker phone, large LCD with back lighting. This desktop phones accepts and rings all incoming Skype calls, as well as makes direct calls to your Skype contacts from the phone.

System Requirement

Compatibility

Windows

Mac OS X

Skype

Yahoo!

VoIP Buster

MSN Messenger

Google Talk

Note

Recent support contacts have indicated that Yealink products are not fully compatible with Intel processor-based Mac systems, and sometimes will not behave properly with some G5 systems. We are working with Yealink to try and track down the cause of the problems so they may fix them, so keep checking back for more updates.

A solid Skype USB telephone that actually works exactly as advertised!

Packaging

The Yealink P4K USB Skype phone comes in a nicely (secure) four color cardboard box. Unlike some OEM boxes, this box is ready for gift giving! Items included in the box:

P4K Desktop USB Phone

USB Cable

CD Drivers and Software

Installation/Instruction Manual

Installation

Installation of this phone is a snap. Take the USB cord and connect to the back of the phone (see image) as well as your computer. Windows XP will recognize the device and ask for the drivers. Insert the CD inside your CD-ROM and go through the installation process.

Update (7/9/2012). Yealink has dropped support for all platforms, except Windows and Skype.

P4K USB Skype Phone Review

Advertised as a desktop phone for either home or business use, the Yealink P4K telephone delivers perfectly. Taking the phone out of the box, you can feel why they say the phone is 'commercial grade'. The telephone feels solid and does not have the cheap plastic feel of other USB desktop phones.

The phone we tested is two-toned (dark gray and light gray) and would fit perfectly within any professional setting.

The P4K USB phone also comes with a long 6 ft. USB cable. This allows the phone to be place away from your computer without any problems.

Immediately noticeable is the big two-line LCD display. Included in the display is the month, date, time and running clock. If a Skype call comes in the display changes color and the callerID is shown. Very nicely done!

Speaker and Mic volumes are fine out of the box, but you might need to tweak SkypeMate to meet your own personal requirements. However, the base feature of 'mic' and 'headset' are fine in this phone -- there is no noticeable noise or echo issues.

So, are there any negatives? Not many, and you might think we nitpick. The first improvement we would suggest would be a higher sound level for playing Skype voicemail. Pushing the 'VOL+' button helps, but it seems that the setting is not kept each time you play voice mail.

Also, the telephone cord seems to tangle a bit faster than we have seen on other phones -- but this is probably a result of how often we have used this phone.

[Note: This phone was tested using Skype 2.5.0.113 and Yealink's SkypeMate 3.0.1.26 software]

Conclusion

We are beyond happy with the Yealink P4K telephone -- including the look and feel, sound quality, and overall experience. If you need a good desktop kitchen or professional office phone, the P4K is a solid solution. (Just make sure to download the latest Yealink Software!)